Robert Rawlins is Professor of Music Theory at Rowan University. A professional woodwind player for more than four decades, Rawlins has performed extensively in pit orchestras, stage shows, and jazz ensembles. He is the author of numerous publications on jazz and popular music, including Jazzology (with Nor Eddine Bahha, 2005) and Tunes of the Twenties (2016).Alec Wilder was the composer of such songs as "I'll Be Around," "It's So Peaceful in the Country," and "While We're Young," as well as theater and film scores and chamber music.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction by Robert Rawlins1. The Transition Era: 1885 to World War I2. Jerome Kern (1885-1945)3. Irving Berlin (1888-1989)4. George Gershwin (1898-1937)5. Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)6. Cole Porter (1891-1964)7. Harold Arlen (1905-1986)8. Vincent Youmans (1898-1946) and Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984)9. Burton Lane (1912- 1997), Hugh Martin (1914-2011), and Vernon Duke (1903-1969)10. The Great Craftsmen Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981) Walter Donaldson (1893-1947) Harry Warren (1893-1981) Isham Jones (1894-1956) Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969) Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Fred Ahlert (1892-1953) Richard Whiting (1891-1938) Ray Noble (1907-1978) John Green (1908-1989) Rube Bloom (1902-1976) Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990)11. Outstanding Individual Songs: 1920 to 195012. Additional Songs and ComposersIndex